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About Narkatia Village

Narkatia is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 612 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narkatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845106
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 612
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narkatia compares

By the 2011 count Narkatia is the 58th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Narkatia

Narkatia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Narkatia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narkatia from other places

Narkatia lies about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Narkatia
Nearest railway station Narkatyaganj 3.3 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 3.4 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 18 km

Villages closest to Narkatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Narkatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Narkatia village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 58th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Narkatia village has 612 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkatia has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Narkatia is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narkatia covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narkatia falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narkatia is Narkatyaganj, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Narkatia.

Narkatia is about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkatia is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatyaganj is about 3.3 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 3.4 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (5.3 km), Dhobaha (5.4 km) and Nautanwa (8.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Narkatia today is likely to be higher.

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